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| Engine
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| Configuration |
Type 50B III Straight 8
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Construction |
aluminium alloy with steel liners block, bronze with aluminium closing plates head
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| Displacement |
2,985 cc / 182.2 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
78.0 mm (3.1 in) / 78.0 mm (3.1 in)
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| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
Carburettor
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| Lubrication |
Dry sump |
| Aspiration |
Roots-Type Supercharger |
| Power |
275 bhp / 205 kW
@ 4,500 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
92 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium panels |
| Chassis |
steel ladder frame |
| Front suspension |
solid axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, De Ram friction dampers |
| Rear suspension |
live axle, reversed quarter-elliptic leaf springs, De Ram friction dampers |
| Brakes |
cable-operated drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,160 mm (163.8 in) / 1,630 mm (64.2 in) / 1,220 mm (48 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,600 mm (102.4 in) / 1,250 mm (49.2 in) / 1,250 mm (49.2 in)
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| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Bugatti Magnum, by Hugh Conway with Maurice Sauzay
- Bugatti - le Pur Sang des Automobiles, by Hugh Conway
- Grand Marques Bugatti, by Hugh Conway
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| Related articles |
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| Useful links |
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